“Nearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare.”
Source: Following the Equator (1897), Ch. XLI
“I’m often inspired by the everyday beauty and resilience of black and brown families caught up in deeply challenging circumstances. I wanted to capture this ordinary beauty in its variations and intensity.”
On the inspiration for his novel Brother in “Interviews: David Chariandy” https://bookpage.com/interviews/22971-david-chariandy-fiction#.XfgMUulKjcs in BookPage (2018 Aug 1)
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